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. 2020 May 8;14:1039. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2020.1039

Table 1. Study characteristics and methodological quality of 20 included studies.

Characteristic % (N)
Year of publication 1999 or earlier 5.0 (1)
2000–2009 70.0 (14)
2010 or later 25.0 (5)
Funding source Reported 25.0 (5)
None declared 10.0 (2)
Not reported 65.0 (13)
Ethics approval Yes 25.0 (5)
No 10.0 (2)
Not reported 65.0 (13)
Study design Ecological 75.0 (15)
Case-control 10.0 (2)
Cohort 10.0 (2)
Cross-sectional 5.0 (1)
Armed conflict Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995) 35.0 (7)
Bosnian War (1992–1995) 15.0 (3)
Siege of Leningrad (1941–1944) 10.0 (2)
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia (1999) 10.0 (2)
Iraq War (2003–2011) 5.0 (1)
Unspecified conflicts in Iraq 5.0 (1)
Lebanese Civil War (1975–1991) 5.0 (1)
Sri Lankan Civil War (1983–2009) 5.0 (1)
Vietnam War (1955–1975) 5.0 (1)
Unspecified conflicts following the breakup of Yugoslavia 5.0 (1)
Level of jurisdiction City 55.0 (11)
Subnational 25.0 (5)
National 20.0 (4)
Setting Hospital 70.0 (14)
Community 30.0 (6)
Armed conflict exposure measurement Uniform exposure to all based on time and place 80.0 (16)
Exposure based on time of birth 10.0 (2)
Exposure to specific armed conflict events 5.0 (1)
Exposure based having a relative in the military 5.0 (1)
Time between conflict and outcome Less than 5 years 15.0 (3)
5.0–9.9 years 25.0 (5)
10.0–39.9 years 50.0 (10)
40 years or more 10.0 (2)
Newcastle-Ottawa Scale Low quality (score <5) 65.0 (13)
Moderate quality (score 5–6) 25.0 (5)
High quality (score >6) 10.0 (2)